Senior Clinical Data Lead - Trials & Strategy

Novartis (Internal Careers for Acquired Entities); Sabadell; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis seeks an experienced Clinical Study Data Lead based in Barcelona with a Hybrid working pattern (12 days onsite per month). Relocation is not provided; positions are also open in Dublin, London, and East Hanover on a Hybrid basis.

The role drives data strategy and end-to-end data delivery across trials, ensuring quality and inspection readiness. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in clinical data management, strong GCP knowledge, and excellent cross-functional collaboration skills to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in life sciences, computer science, or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field is beneficial.
• Proven experience managing clinical trial data and driving clinical data strategy across multiple studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical data management activities across multiple trials with high-quality, timely, compliant data outputs.
• Define and drive trial-level data strategies aligned with program objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee end-to-end data management from data collection to database lock readiness.
• Represent CDM in cross-functional forums, guiding decisions with clarity and urgency.
• Identify and manage data risks and cross-trial issues with proactive mitigation.

Skills

Clinical Data

Data Analysis

Data Governance

Data Integration

Data Quality

Statistical Analysis

GCDMP

Waterfall Model

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in life sciences/CS

Job description

Novartis seeks an experienced Clinical Study Data Lead based in Barcelona with a Hybrid working pattern (12 days onsite per month). Relocation is not provided; positions are also open in Dublin, London, and East Hanover on a Hybrid basis.

The role drives data strategy and end-to-end data delivery across trials, ensuring quality and inspection readiness. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years in clinical data management, strong GCP knowledge, and excellent cross-functional collaboration skills to